| Chilodus | |
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| Chilodus punctatus, an aquarium fish, native to rivers in South America | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Chilodontidae |
| Genus: | Chilodus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 [1] |
Chilodus is a genus of extant chilodontid (characiform) headstanders from South America[2][3][4] They live in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as in various rivers in the Guianas. The currently described, valid species in this genus are:
- Chilodus fritillus Vari & H. Ortega, 1997
- Chilodus gracilis Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1988 (graceful headstander),[3][4] or sometimes called petite headstander
- Chilodus punctatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 (spotted headstander )[4]
- Chilodus zunevei Puyo, 1946
Two of these species, C. punctatus and C. gracilis, are common aquarium fishes.
- ^ Müller, Johannes; Troschel, Franz (1844), "Beschreibung neuer Asteriden", Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 10 (1): 178–185
- ^ Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1844). "Beschreibung neuer Asteriden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 10 (1): 81–99.
- ^ a b Babcock, L. E. (2024). "Replacement names for two species of Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), and discussion of Giebelodus Whitley, 1940, replacement name for Chilodus Giebel, 1848 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), preoccupied by Chilodus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (Actinopterygii, Characiformes)". ZooKeys (1188): 219–226. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1188.108571. PMC 10790574. PMID 38230382.
- ^ a b c Isbrücker, I. J. H.; Nijssen, H. (1988). "Review of the South American characiform fish genus Chilodus, with description of a new species, C. gracilis (Pisces, Characiformes, Chilodontidae)". Beaufortia. 38 (3): 47–56.